Check at the upper end of the pedal under dash area
The 1994 Toyota Camry emergency brake light switch can be found beneath the drivers side dashboard. The emergency brake light switch will be beneath the far left hand side of the dashboard.
Check the fuse first then the brake light switch
Bad switch on the emergency brake handle.
The light should be controlled by a switch operated by the emergency brake handle. The switch could be out of adjustment or could be bad.
It could be something as simple as a faulty or out of adjustment emergency brake switch. If that's not it, it could be the ABS. Often when the ABS fails the computer will turn on the emergency brake light.
The emergency brake must be on for the top to open. If the brake light on the dash does not come on with the emergency brake on then you will need to replace the switch on the emergency brake.
The emergency brake must be on for the top to open. If the brake light on the dash does not come on with the emergency brake on then you will need to replace the switch on the emergency brake.
Normally that light is an indication there is a problem with the brake system and MOST of the time that is low on brake fluid. There is a possibility (though remote) there is a problem with the switch on the emergency brake pedal.
Usually located at the bottom of the emergency brake handle - may have to remove trim for access
your switch my need adjusted or replaced
First of all, I don't think the 2 are related...hard to start and the brake light thing. As far as the emergency brake-I don't recall, but the light staying on might signal that a brake light is burned out. I'd check my brake lights first. Second, and I don't know this for a fact either because I never looked on my LUmina. But on other cars, here's what I'd do: after releasing the emergency brake, take your foot and pull out on the emergency brake pedal to make sure it's returned all the way out. If the light is still on, look under the dash at the emergency brake pedal and locate the "switch" that's activated by this pedal and make sure that the switch doesn't need adjusted. When the emergency brake pedal is fully returned, it should not be STILL hitting the switch. You can adjust this switch. Assuming I'm correct about the switch being there...after I verified that the switch is not needing adjustment, I'd fiddle with this switch (spin the plunger, check the wire connection...things like that) to see if I could get the light to go off...indicating that the switch is frozen. After this I might disconnect the wire to the switch to see if the light went out.
first check your brake fluid it may be low then check the switch at the emergency brake lever it may be stuck